The Dilemma:First, since a man built this house, he didn't realize the issues with putting a window directly in the corner against a wall.Plus, with it being a window seat, there is no head room for curtains to be installed inside the recessed area!And, there are two identical windows on opposing walls in this living room.After much thought, I custom ordered cellular blinds that...
Monday, 27 July 2015
Tuesday, 21 July 2015
The New Look in our Sitting Room
Greeting, friends!Recently, my husband and I did a little DIY project in our sitting room that I wanted to share!Anyone who knows me knows that I love decorating mantels. And, while we have a fireplace in our great room that I love to decorate, I have wanted to create the "illusion" of one...
Monday, 20 July 2015
Twin Set of Chairs
In an effort to cleanout extra furniturethat I have storedin my attic spaceabove my hobby garage...I came upon these twotwins...Well, I am only showing one here, but there are two. I don't even remember where I got these (that's pretty bad)! Tired, dirty, and missing cane seats...on the bright side, they are sturdy and get my creative juices flowing!I decided on, yes,...
Inspiring Eminent Artist: Safal Chitre
Namste my dear friends and readers!! How have you been. Last month I was super busy with my work. It had been roller coaster ride for me but life is back on track, I really don't know for how long as I have several important things to do and share some exciting news with you all. Right now blogging...
Friday, 10 July 2015
French Chandelier Love
Do you ever WANT for no real reason,Other than...You just do?That was the case with my dining area chandelier.This is the one I am referring to...It came with the house and I have gotten many questions over the years as to where I bought it.It was in the formal dining room when we moved in,But we use that room as an office and soI...
Monday, 6 July 2015
My House & Gardens ~ Part II
If you have seen my last post on My House & Gardens ~ Part I (Or you can just click on highlighted words to go back and see it), I showed you the front of the house and yard.Let me refresh you on what you will be seeing. This is from Google Earth of my home. The white outlines are the rock borders of the flowerbeds that you will see. Focus on the left of the this picture because that is...
Thursday, 2 July 2015
A Safe Haven
You know I firmly believe that everyone can have a beautiful and safe home. Often when I pick up the newspaper and skim through the headlines, I wonder how people chose to protect their home. The recent rampages of miscreants all over the country has crinkled everyone’s brows.I remember a rather unfortunate...